| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Langley (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Louis Williams takes the ball from Louis Wyatt | 25-32 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Louis Williams is denied on a layup by Steve Woodall | 25-32 |
| 19:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Louis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:41 | Ball State | John Langley hits a floater in the lane set up by Frank Redfern | 27-32 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | John Ruggles comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 27-32 |
| 18:25 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Langley | 27-32 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley tips it home | 27-34 |
| 17:41 | Ball State | Louis Wyatt is called for the reach on Frank Redfern - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 17:21 | Ball State | John Langley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Frank Redfern clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | James Stringfield grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Frank Redfern pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Louis Williams is called for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, Robert Pauly, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 27-36 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | James Hoffman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Robert Lee tips it home | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Speer (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Cherry - foul #1 on Robert Cherry, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (PF) Louis Wyatt | |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:22 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | James Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:10 | Ball State | Jared Speer picks off the pass by Peter Williams | 29-37 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Jared Speer drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 29-39 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | James Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Peter Williams steals it from Bradley Addis | 29-39 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Oleg Zdanowicz is called for the reach on Peter Williams - foul #2 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) David Anderson, Robert Cherry, Robert Lee, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Denny Yamasaki, Bradley Addis, Wade Wilke | |
| 14:06 | Ball State | The jump hook by Frank Redfern is blocked by Danny Shirley | 29-39 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Danny Shirley | 29-39 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Wyatt | 29-39 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Robert Pauly blocks the short jumper by Larry Smith | 29-39 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley lays it in | 29-41 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Louis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is fouled on the floor by John Langley - foul #2 on John Langley, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), James Hoffman (PF) Frank Redfern, John Langley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-44 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | James Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-44 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Louis Wyatt | 29-44 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Louis Williams steps in front of the Steve Woodall pass | 29-44 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | David Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | The refs have stopped play. Danny Shirley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lee (SF), Peter Williams (C) Robert Pauly, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Larry Smith, Danny Shirley | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hoffman - foul #1 on James Hoffman, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), John Langley (PF) Robert Lee, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Louis Williams buries a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #3 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Steve Woodall | |
| 11:10 | Ball State | Louis Williams makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 10:51 | Ball State | Frank Redfern gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Louis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 10:21 | Ball State | Frank Redfern grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | James Hoffman loses the dribble to Louis Wyatt | 35-46 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pauly (SF), James Stringfield (C) Louis Williams, James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Wade Wilke (PF), Jared Speer (C) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, John Ruggles, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Frank Redfern can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | John Langley gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | James Stringfield hits the finger roll | 37-46 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Wade Wilke and he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Peter Williams (PF) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, John Langley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Robert Cherry loses the dribble to Jared Speer | 37-49 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Speer | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Bradley Addis - foul #2 on Bradley Addis, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Louis Williams (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), John Ruggles (PF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Bradley Addis, Wade Wilke, Jared Speer | |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #4 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), John Langley (PF) Robert Cherry, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pauly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Stringfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is hacked by Robert Pauly - foul #3 on Robert Pauly, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SF) Robert Pauly | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 07:09 | Ball State | Larry Smith steals it from David Anderson | 42-58 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits the finger roll | 42-60 |
| 06:46 | Ball State | John Langley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Redfern | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 45-62 |
| 06:21 | Ball State | John Langley loses the dribble to Oleg Zdanowicz | 45-62 |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Addis | 45-64 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | David Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 05:39 | Ball State | James Stringfield tips it in | 47-64 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Larry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Pauly (SF), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Wade Wilke (PF), Jared Speer (C) Larry Smith, Bradley Addis, John Ruggles, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 04:59 | Ball State | Peter Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | Peter Williams tips it back up and in | 49-64 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-64 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Robert Pauly snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Jared Speer steals it from Robert Cherry | 49-64 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-64 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | James Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | David Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Wilke (fresh) C - Jared Speer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Robert Cherry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Williams | 55-64 |
| 03:17 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Wade Wilke | 55-67 |
| 03:11 | Ball State | Robert Pauly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Louis Williams (SG), Robert Lee (SF), John Langley (PF), James Stringfield (C) David Anderson, Robert Cherry, Robert Pauly, James Hoffman, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Louis Wyatt, Denny Yamasaki, Wade Wilke | |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Smith | 55-70 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern clanks a turnaround in the paint | 55-70 |
| 02:24 | Ball State | James Stringfield tips it but misses | 55-70 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steve Woodall | 55-70 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Stringfield - foul #2 on James Stringfield, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), James Hoffman (PF), Peter Williams (C) Frank Redfern, Louis Williams, John Langley, James Stringfield | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Wade Wilke (PF) Larry Smith, Steve Woodall | |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:40 | Ball State | Bradley Addis steals it from David Anderson | 55-72 |
| 01:36 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-72 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | David Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-72 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Denny Yamasaki | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | James Hoffman clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Wade Wilke - foul #2 on Wade Wilke, team foul #6 | 55-74 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | James Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:26 | Ball State | James Hoffman makes the 3rd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Jared Speer runs out the clock | 58-74 |